{"author_link":"\/users\/turncoda","author_name":"Turncoda","author_uid":"turncoda","comments":[],"epoch":1587502356,"event":"LD46","format":"md","ldjam_node_id":205817,"likes":3,"metadata":{"p_key":"143593","p_author":"Turncoda","p_authorkey":"1013362","p_urlkey":"360006","p_title":"How I managed my time for the jam","p_cat":"LDJam ","p_event":"LD46","p_time":"1587502356","p_likes":"3","p_comments":"0","p_status":"WAYBACK","us_key":"1013362","us_name":"Turncoda","us_username":"turncoda","event_start":"1587081600","event_key":"77","event_name":"Ludum Dare 46"},"node":{"_collation":{"body_sanitizer":"TextUtils::SanitizeHTML via existing importer","event":"LD46","removed_author":false},"_superparent":176557,"_trust":5,"author":13362,"body":"I've been doing Ludum Dare for 7 years now, and I've always had trouble managing my time. I always think I have enough time, until I don't. In recent years I developed a technique to improve my time estimations. Basically every hour I write down what I'm doing in a timetable like this:\n\n![output.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/234\/3\/z\/31f22.jpg)\n\nWhat I like about this is that I can use my spatial intuition to compare time spent between programming, design, art, and sound. I can also look at the filled space and compare its size to the unfilled space to see how I'm doing overall. Also, the hourly update ritual keeps me accountable as I consider my priorities during the jam.\n\nHope that helps you with your next jam!\n\nOh, and you can check out the game I made this weekend, called [Icy Mountain Hot Potato](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/46\/working-title)!","comments":0,"created":"2020-04-21T20:35:29Z","files":[],"files-timestamp":0,"id":205817,"love":3,"love-timestamp":"2020-04-21T21:07:57Z","meta":[],"modified":"2020-04-21T21:07:57Z","name":"How I managed my time for the jam","node-timestamp":"2020-04-21T20:52:36Z","parent":197935,"parents":[1,5,9,176557,197935],"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/46\/working-title\/how-i-managed-my-time-for-the-jam","published":"2020-04-21T20:52:36Z","scope":"public","slug":"how-i-managed-my-time-for-the-jam","subsubtype":"","subtype":"","type":"post","version":619601},"node_metadata":{"n_key":"205817","n_urlkey":"360006","n_parent":"197935","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/46\/working-title\/how-i-managed-my-time-for-the-jam","n_slug":"how-i-managed-my-time-for-the-ja","n_type":"post","n_subtype":"","n_subsubtype":"","n_author":"13362","n_created":"1587501329","n_modified":"1587503277","n_version":"619601","n_status":"WAYBACK"},"source_url":"https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/46\/working-title\/how-i-managed-my-time-for-the-jam","text":"I've been doing Ludum Dare for 7 years now, and I've always had trouble managing my time. I always think I have enough time, until I don't. In recent years I developed a technique to improve my time estimations. Basically every hour I write down what I'm doing in a timetable like this:\n\n![output.jpg](\/\/\/raw\/234\/3\/z\/31f22.jpg)\n\nWhat I like about this is that I can use my spatial intuition to compare time spent between programming, design, art, and sound. I can also look at the filled space and compare its size to the unfilled space to see how I'm doing overall. Also, the hourly update ritual keeps me accountable as I consider my priorities during the jam.\n\nHope that helps you with your next jam!\n\nOh, and you can check out the game I made this weekend, called [Icy Mountain Hot Potato](https:\/\/ldjam.com\/events\/ludum-dare\/46\/working-title)!","title":"How I managed my time for the jam","wayback_source":[]}